Compeer - Mental-health recovery
through the healing power of friendship
Compeer Inc. is an international, non-profit organization that helps adults and children overcome the devastating effects of mental illness, such as loneliness, isolation and low self-esteem – through the power of friendship. Our volunteer-based programs and services, which serve as a complement to therapy, provide supportive friendships for people in mental-health care – helping them on their recovery journey.
Compeer has more than 80 chapters across the country and around the world.
By the Numbers
- Approximately 6,500 adults and children served worldwide
- Nearly 5,000 volunteers worldwide provide 190,000 volunteer hours annually
- Compeer is recognized as a best-practices model by the American Psychological Association (APA).